Welcome to blog! I started it in 2020 to chart my recovery from breaking my ankle (hence the name). I guess no-one saw a global pandemic coming. It's turned into a place where I can talk about the things happening in my life, my horse and my cats. Enjoy!
So apparently it’s International Dog Day. Bert was rather perplexed when I told him as he clearly assumed every day was a dog day.
I have now been a dog owner again for 9 months. I honestly couldn’t imagine life without Bert. Sure he drives me mad sometimes (see yesterday’s digging video). Today he got his ball stuck in a pot. That was carnage for my poor plants…
They will recover. My garden will recover. Holes can be filled. My house will be straight again one day. I will be able to leave things without fear of them being chewed or nicked. My shoulders and arms will recover from being dragged around. One day he’ll walk nicely on the lead. My legs will recover from the extra miles of walking. My ears will recover from his random barking. And I’ll stop jumping when he does. I’m really selling it huh?!
The happiness my Baby Sprocker brings me is worth it all. He’s such a sweet boy. And is really well behaved for nearly 11 months. I mean, just look at his little face.
So 2020 was going to be my year. The year I got my life sorted after being served redundancy notice from my job in November 2019. The year I ticked off more things from my horsey bucket list. The year I got my mental health back under control and reduced stress in my life.
I had a plan. And it was a good one. Then the plan changed dramatically on 2 January. I came off my horse at speed and broke my ankle. Badly. Like all good equestrians, I got back on and rode back to the yard, sorted Buddy out and then drove myself to A&E. That’s where this journey really began...
I was sent home from A&E and told to crack on, only to receive a phone call later to say they’d missed a fracture (and a rather serious one at that). Whoops! So fracture clinic on 3 January, surgery on 5 January and home to recover.
I started this blog as a way to chart my recover back to the saddle. As I cleared clinics and competitions out of my diary and wondered what the next few months would bring, it's been a safe space for me to say how I'm feeling.
The new plan was to get a new job, to keep Buddy is kept ticking over and recover from my injury. Another good plan! I didn't expect a global pandemic, lockdown and all that happened in 2020.
This blog has changed over time but it's continued to be my safe space to share the things going on in my life, with Buddy and the cats. Enjoy!
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